Paper Airplane
Instructions
The Arrow
This plane is easy to fold and flies straight and smooth. Add a small amount of up elevator for long, level flights.
Orient the template with the “UP” arrow at the top of the page. Then, flip the paper over onto its backside, so that you cannot see any of the fold lines.
Pull the top right corner down toward you until fold line 1 is visible and crease along the dotted line. Repeat with the top left corner.
Fold the right side over and crease along fold line 2. Repeat with the left side.
Fold the tip down toward you and crease along fold line 3.
Now, flip the paper over. Then, fold the left side over onto the right side and crease along fold line 4 so that the outside edges of the wings line up.
Fold the wings down along fold lines 5. Partially open the folds you just created so that the wings stick out straight. Cut two slits, one inch apart, along the back edge of each wing for elevator adjustments. Add wing dihedral by tilting the wings up slightly away from the fuselage. The wings will have a slight “V” shape when viewed from the front. Read the Introduction for more information about dihedral. Now you are ready to fly!
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The Delta
This plane flies fast and straight. It is easy to fold and a great all around flier. Add some up elevator if necessary to produce stable flights.
Orient the template so that the “UP” arrow is at the top of the page. Then flip the paper over so that none of the fold lines are showing.
Fold the top left corner down toward you until fold line 1 becomes visible. Crease along the dotted line and repeat with the top right corner.
Fold the left side over again and crease along fold line 2. Repeat with the right side.
Fold the nose down and toward you along fold line 3.
Fold the right half of the plane over the left half along fold line 4 so that the outside edges of the wings line up.
Fold the wings down along fold lines 5 and the winglets up along fold lines 6. Add wing dihedral by tilting the wings up slightly away from the fuselage. The wings will have a slight “V” shape when viewed from the front. You are ready to fly!
Fly with confidence.
The Raptor
This plane is an excellent outdoor glider. Launch straight up and it will glide down in big lazy circles. Adjust the elevator on the back edge of the wing to perfect the flight characteristics.
Orient the template so that the “UP” arrow is at the top of the page. Then flip the paper over so that none of the fold lines are showing.
Fold the top right and top left corners in until fold lines 1 appear and crease along the dotted line.
Fold the nose down toward you and crease along fold line 2.
Fold the nose down toward you again and crease along fold line 3.
Fold the top edge down toward you again and crease along fold line 4.
Flip the plane over and fold the right half over the left half along fold line 5.
Flip the wings down along fold lines 6 and the winglets up along fold lines 7. Cut slits along the back wing edge for the elevator adjustment. Add wing dihedral by tilting the wings up slightly away from the fuselage.
The wings will have a slight “V” shape when viewed from the front. You are ready to fly!